Greetings, Time Travelers!
After a successful launch of Naxxramas, The Eye of Eternity, and The Obsidian Sanctum, it is time for us to head to the long-awaited Wintergrasp, and The Vault of Archavon! We are happy to announce that Wintergrasp and the first boss of The Vault of Archavon, Archavon the Stone Watcher, will be available to players on 27th May at 17:00 UTC (server time).
Crossfaction
Wintergrasp is traditionally a faction versus faction outdoor battleground. However, that does not quite fit well with ChromieCraft’s philosophy. Crossfaction is a key part of ChromieCraft and, naturally, we wanted Wintergrasp to also follow this idea. Implementing that has proved to be much more troublesome than anticipated, which resulted in delaying the release of it.
How will it work?
The battleground will happen every 2.5 hours according to the normal timer. The timer starts on match end. You can join the battleground via all the normal means: travelling to the zone or talking to the NPCs in Dalaran as examples. You will not be able to join as a party as the aim is to have equal teams to ensure a fair game for all.
The keep will always be available for both factions except when the battle is ongoing. This means that all vendors will always be accessible whether your faction controls the keep or not. The Vault of Archavon will also always be open regardless of who controls the keep.
With the release of Ulduar and Arena Season 6, the next boss, Emalon the Storm Watcher, will be released along with the new items on the vendors.